American college football season
The 1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Salem* | | W 55–0 | | [1] |
September 12 | Boston University* | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| L 0–34 | | [2] |
September 19 | at Western Illinois | | L 12–42 | | [3] |
September 26 | No. 6 Northern Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| L 14–38 | 8,457 | [4] |
October 3 | at Southwest Missouri State | | L 0–42 | 8,105 | [5] |
October 10 | at Georgia Tech* | | L 0–38 | 30,039 | [6] |
October 17 | at Eastern Illinois | | L 14–20 | 9,734 | [7] |
October 24 | at Illinois State | | W 10–3 | | [8] |
October 31 | Southern Illinois | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| W 24–15 | 10,531 | [9] |
November 7 | vs. Cincinnati* | | W 40–16 | 5,424 | [10] |
November 21 | vs. Ball State* | | W 24–23 | 7,323 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Sycamores smash non-league foe". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston University batters ISU, 34–3". The South Bend Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WIU sets a record". The Kokomo Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith's return lifts Panthers to easy victory". The Daily Nonpareil. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears chop down Sycamores". The Springfield News-Leader. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois tops Indiana St". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late score lifts Sycamores". Chronicle Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State stops Southern". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The ecstasy and...the agony; Indiana State stuns 'biggie' UC, 40–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell win was in the 'Cards' for Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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